I absolutely love Loft accessories so I had to pick up a couple new pieces! I've always been drawn to large sparkly necklaces and this combination of green/blue/black really pulled me in. I'm also getting into wearing earrings again and these little ear crawlers are the perfect staple pair!

Picked up any new duds for a spring refresh? Let us know in the comments below!

Just picked up a few things from the LOFT extra 40% off clearance sale! These pieces will definitely transition well between winter/spring and I'm always up for purchasing an affordable comfy sweater. An added bonus? A $25 LOFT Cash Card for every $50 spent!

This weekend I went on one of the most fruitful thrifting adventures I'd been on in awhile! Our first stop was meant to be Starbucks, until we ran into two garage sales in a really nice neighborhood! I picked up a wooden whale/shark/fish figurine for FIFTY CENTS as well as a basket I plan on planting a vine in and FIVE awesome pieces of art. Three are original paintings, one is a print, and the other is a really cool magnetic hurricane tracking chart - perfect for living in South Florida. The latter was only $3 and the other four were $15 all together. I haven't been to a yard sale in such a long time but now I definitely feel reenergized to check them out more often!

The next store I went to was one owned by a family friend, and is most kindly referred to as more of a junk/thrift store, which I absolutely love! Yes, you definitely need to block out a few hours to see the entire store, and even then there's a chance you're going to miss something but it's worth it! I found so many brass items and even though I left some things there, these just had to come home with me. Every so often I come by a cat motif that I cannot say no to and this was definitely one of those times! The turtle's shell opens revealing a small compartment, the small tray needs some cleaning/polishing but is otherwise amazing, the fish is an old ashtray but I loved the little details, and the books are a third edition copy of Jane Eyre and Ancient America Paradise Lost. I also picked up a brass box which I am now obsessed with and tried saying no to (and failed miserably).

I've been following Brynne of The Gathered Home on Instagram for quite some time, so when she started her ABCs of Gathering tag I became really excited as I knew B would be one of my favorites. Of course, it was 'B is for Brass'! I think brass figurines/vessels/lamps are the one thing that I cannot walk away from when I encounter them at the thrift store. Even when I moved I had an entire storage box labeled 'brass tchotchkes," which just goes to show that I take my hoarding collecting seriously!

This weekend while waiting for a seller from OfferUp to meet me (more on that app later!) I had some time to kill so I popped into a Goodwill (or three) to see what I could find. Sure enough, I came home with a few more brass items but also some other things that I really love.

Here are a few of the items that came home with me (not pictured is a rattan wine rack, a children's book that had the most gorgeous images titled Selena, the Mouse, and the Giant Cat, and yet another brass lamp). The brass lobster was my first find and I found it while on my tippy toes feeling around on the top shelf in the home section! I found a few of them on etsy going about 20 times more than I paid for this guy (you can find them here). I can definitely never say no to a brass animal! At the same Goodwill I found both the large and small brass vessels and the silver vessel by F.B. Rogers (you can find them on etsy here).

The wicker tray was a much needed find for me as I just built my new Ikea Billy Bookshelves last week and I need to corral a few items on there and a small print is always a great find!

What are your weekend thrift finds? Let us know in the comments below!

I went thrifting at one of my local haunts this weekend and came home with some beautiful hardcover books. The newest additions? Face Forward by Kevyn Acoin, a few Life Nature Library books, one on Evergreens (rightfully titled Evergreens), as well as a Shel Silverstein book - A Light in the Attic. I haven't had a chance to read any of them yet but the photos in these books themselves are amazing.

I needed a new pair of comfortable flats for work and came upon the perfect pair at Marshalls this morning! They are the Coach Bianca Flats in warm blush with rose gold hardware. Can't wait to take them out for a spin tomorrow.

In 2015 I was lucky enough to go to two concerts, which has become unheard of in my old age! ;) I saw one of my all-time favorite bands in concert - Third Eye Blind - at Bayfront Park in Miami, FL over the summer. I missed practically all of the first act, Dashboard Confessional, but I was able to hear their last set from the parking lot and it nearly brought me to tears!